Citroën DS3 vs Mazda CX-3
The DS3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,174 (better)
- $1,249
- New Zealand
- $1,520 (better)
- $1,617
- Australia
- $1,261 (better)
- $1,340
- United Kingdom
- £923 (better)
- £982
Official figures
- Uses
- 50 mpg (better)
- 47 mpg
- Also
- 4.7 L/100km (better)
- 5.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 582 miles
- 597 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 283 L
- 351 L (better)
- Length
- 4,118 mm
- 4,275 mm
- Weight
- 1,145 kg
- 1,270 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 96 kW (better)
- 88 kW
- Torque
- 230 Nm (better)
- 203 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 6
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
DS3 or CX-3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën DS3 or the Mazda CX-3?
The Citroën DS3: about $70 a year less in the US than the Mazda CX-3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën DS3 or the Mazda CX-3?
The Citroën DS3, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-3's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën DS3 or the Mazda CX-3?
The Mazda CX-3, at 351 L to the Citroën DS3's 283 L, for their newest versions.
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